(a) An applicant for a specialist license must (1) hold a license issued by the board in accordance with AS 08.36.110 or 08.36.234; and
(2) meet additional qualifications for a specialist license in a specified branch of dentistry as established by the board by regulation.
(b) In determining the qualifications for a specialist license in a specified branch of dentistry under (a) of this section, the board shall consider the qualifications necessary to obtain specialty certification by a nationally recognized certifying entity approved by the board.
(c) The practice of a dentist who obtains a specialist license under (a) of this section is limited to the branch of dentistry in which the dentist holds a specialist license.